Elizabeth (Tryon) Hills (1685 - 1754)

Born 1685 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Wife of Joseph Hills — married 10 Jun 1708 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 8 Apr 1754 at about age 69 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America

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Biography

Research Notes

The most complete and documented summary of Elizabeth and her family is in the article William of Hartford and Wethersfield, Connecticut by Gale Ion Harris ^[1] and quoted here.

ELIZABETH TRYON, "2nd daughter," b. say 1686; m. Glastonbury, 10 June 1708, JOSEPH HILLS Jr.,(48) b. say 1685, living 1759, son of Joseph and Hannah (Edwards) Hills of Glastonbury. (49) Although a Glastonbury family, Joseph and Elizabeth were "of Hartford" on 2 Dec. 1712 when they conveyed to George Stillman of Wethersfield all rights "which belong to the Estate of my Late father William Tryon Late of Weathersfield Deceased." (50)

Children of Joseph and Elizabeth (Tryon) Hills. recorded Glastonbury, Conn.: (51)

1 Dudley Hills, b. 20 March 1709/10, d. "at Newark, N.J.," 6 Jan. 1710/1.

2 Elizabeth Hills, b. "at Hartford" 5 Jan. 1712/3.

3 Hannah Hills, b. 24 June 1716.

4 Joseph Hills, b. 19 Aug. 1719.

5 Susannah Hills, b. 18 April 1722.

6 Benjamin Hills, b. 15 Feb. 1724/5.

Citations from Harris:

48: Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records (Conn. State Library; available elsewhere on microfilm), citing Glastonbury VR, 1:42.

49: Gale Ion Harris and Anthony Hale Burke, "Hannah Edwards, First Wife of Joseph" Hills of Glastonbury, Connecticut," NEHGR 149 (1995):45; see also Hale, House, 584- 588, 599-600.

50: Wethersfield Deeds, 4:76; Hale, House, 599.

51: Barbour Collection, citing Glastonbury VR, I :42 . Hale, House, 599- 600, provides further information on these children and their spouses.

Her gravestone on Find-a-Grave gives her age at death of 81 years which would give her a birth year of 1673, not the 1685 usually given ^[2].

Marriage

On 10 Jun 1708 in Glastonbury, Connecticut, Elizabeth Tryon married Joseph Hills Jr.^{[3] [4]}

Family

Children born to Joseph & Eliza Hills in Glastonbury, Connecticut:

1. Dudley Hills, born 20 Mar 1709, died as an infant, 06 Jan 1710^[5]
2. Elizabeth Hills, b. 05 Jan 1712^[6]
3. Hannah Hills, born 24 June 1716.^[7][8]
4. Joseph Hills, born 19 August 1719 in Glastonbury, Connecticut.^[9]
5. Susannah Hills, born 18 Apr 1722^[10]
6. Benjamin Hills, 15 Feb 1724^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ William of Hartford and Wethersfield, Connecticut by Gale Ion Harris, The American Genealogist, vol. 83 (2008-2009), pages 81-100
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61677621), memorial page for Elizabeth Tryon Hills (1685–8 Apr 1754), Find A Grave Memorial no. 61677621, citing Old Eastbury Cemetery, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA,
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
4. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78XK-R96Z : 20 February 2019), Joseph Hills, 10 Jun 1708; citing Marriage, Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143427.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F749-676 : 11 February 2018), Joseph Hills in entry for Dudley Hills, 20 Mar 1709; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77K-XJ6 : 11 February 2018), Joseph Hills in entry for Elizabeth Hills, 05 Jan 1712; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77K-8M6 : 11 February 2018), Joseph Hills in entry for Hannah Hills, 24 Jun 1716; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77K-8MD : 11 February 2018), Hannah Hills, 24 Jun 1716; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
9. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/rd/13126/57/234328783
10. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WJ-X6L : 11 February 2018), Joseph Hills in entry for Susannah Hills, 18 Apr 1722; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
11. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F749-67F : 11 February 2018), Benjamin Hills, 15 Feb 1724; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.